Sula, Møre og Romsdal

{{Short description|Island in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}} {{About|the island in Sunnmøre, Norway|other islands and places named Sula|Sula (disambiguation){{!}}Sula}} {{use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox islands |name = Sula |native_name = |native_name_link = |sobriquet = |image_name = |image_size = |image_caption = |mapframe-zoom = 8 |location = [[Møre og Romsdal]], [[Norway]] |coordinates = {{coord|62.4153|6.1337|display=inline,title|region:NO_type:isle}} |archipelago = |area_km2 = 59 |rank = |length_km = 16 |width_km = 6 |coastline_km = |elevation_m = 776 |highest_mount = [[Tverrfjellet (Sula)|Tverrfjellet]] |country = Norway |country_admin_divisions_title = County |country_admin_divisions = [[Møre og Romsdal]] |country_admin_divisions_title_1 = Municipality |country_admin_divisions_1 = [[Sula Municipality]] |population = |population_as_of = |density_km2 = |density_footnotes = }}

'''Sula'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/496927 |access-date=2025-04-28 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> ({{IPA|no-NO-03|ˈsʉ̀ːɽɑ|lang|Sula.ogg}}) is an [[island]] in [[Sula Municipality]] in [[Møre og Romsdal]] county, [[Norway]]. The island (and municipality) are part of the [[Ålesund Region]] surrounding the city of [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]]. The {{convert|59|km2|adj=on}} island lies north of the [[Storfjorden (Sunnmøre)|Storfjorden]], northeast of the [[Sulafjorden]], and south of the [[Borgundfjorden]]. The island is connected to the nearby island of [[Uksenøya]] by a short bridge on the [[European route E39]] highway. The island is mountainous, with almost all residents living in the northern and eastern shores. The southwestern half of the island is mountains, the highest being the {{convert|776|m|adj=on}} tall mountain [[Tverrfjellet (Sula)|Tverrfjellet]] (the peak is named ''Vardane''). Most residents live in the municipal centre, [[Langevåg]], in the north, and [[Fiskarstrand]] and [[Mauseidvåg]] are other large population centres. There are two churches on the island: [[Langevåg Church]] and [[Indre Sula Church]].<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Sula|Sula|2025-04-28|Thorsnæs|Geir|2024-05-29}}</ref>

==History== The island of Sula was historically divided between the old [[Borgund Municipality (Møre og Romsdal)|Borgund Municipality]] and [[Hareid Municipality]], with the sparsely populated southwestern part of the island belonging to Hareid Municipality. On 1 July 1958, the part of Hareid Municipality on the island of Sula was administratively transferred to Borgund Municipality, uniting the whole island under one local government. Then on 1 January 1968, Borgund Municipality was merged with the town of [[Ålesund (town)|Ålesund]], so the island of Sula became a part of the new [[Ålesund Municipality]]. On 1 January 1977, the island of Sula and some small surrounding islands were separated from [[Ålesund Municipality]] to form the new [[Sula Municipality]].<ref name="Dag">{{Cite web |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>

==See also== *[[List of islands of Norway]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Islands of Møre og Romsdal]] [[Category:Sula Municipality]]